Canadian Vickers Vancouver

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name=Vancouver


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type=Transport/Patrol flying-boat
manufacturer=Canadian Vickers
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first flight=1929
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retired=1940
status=out of service
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variants with their own articles=The Canadian Vickers Vancouver was a Canadian transport/patrol flying-boat of the 1930s built by Canadian Vickers.

It was a twin-engine, equal-span biplane. The hull was of metal and the rest of the structure was of fabric-covered wood.

Development

The Vancouver was developed as a replacement for the Varuna in response to a Royal Canadian Air Force requirement for a flying-boat to transport men and equipment to forest fires. The main difference from the Varuna was a duralumin hull and more powerful engines. The two flight crew were located in two tandem open cockpits, forward of the wing. The main cabin could accommodate a fire-fighting team of six men and all the required equipment. Five aircraft were delivered to the Royal Canadian Air Force, one was later converted into a coastal patrol aircraft.

Operational history

In the mid-1930s, the Vancouvers were modified as coastal patrol aircraft by the installation of machineguns and bombs.

After the outbreak of the Second World War, Vancouvers served with 4 Squadron, RCAF at Jericho Beach Air Station until withdrawn from service in 1940. After a brief period of service in training duties, they were finally withdrawn.

Variants

* Vancouver I - prototype with Armstrong Siddeley Lynx IV engines, one built.
* Vancouver II - production transport version with Armstrong Siddeley Lynx IVC engines, five built.
* Vancouver II/SW - armed coastal patrol reconnaissance aircraft with Wright Whirlwind J-6 engines, one conversion from Vancouver II.

Aircraft markings

Operators

*CAN: Royal Canadian Air Force
**No. 4 Squadron RCAF

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crew=9 (2 pilots in Vancouver II)
capacity=7 passengers (in Vancouver II only)
length main= 38 ft 3 in
length alt= 11.66 m
span main= 55 ft in
span alt= 16.76 m
height main= 15 ft 7 in
height alt= 4.75 m
area main= 819 ft²
area alt= 76.08 m²
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empty weight main= 5,960 lb
empty weight alt= 2,706 kg
loaded weight main= 10,000 lb
loaded weight alt= 4,540 kg
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engine (prop)=Armstrong Whitworth Serval IV
type of prop=radial piston
number of props=2
power main= 340 hp
power alt= 254 kW
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max speed main= 82 knots
max speed alt= 94 mph, 151 km/h
cruise speed main= 76 knots
cruise speed alt= 86 mph, 138 km/h
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ceiling main= 4,800 ft
ceiling alt= 1,463 m
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armament=3x0.303-in (7.7-mm) Lewis machineguns, 1,000-lbs (454-kg) bombs

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